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Serving the Precision Manufacturing and allied industries.


Associations - Booksellers - Directories - Discussion Groups
Education - Magazines Online - Reference Resources - Registration Firms


Associations dedicated to Quality
APQC  American Productivity & Quality Center
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing
ASQ American Society for Quality
EOQ European Organization for Quality
ISA The International Society for Measurement and Control
ISO International Society for Measurement and Control
NACFAM National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing
QEMA Quality Engineering and Manufacturing Association
SMRP Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals 


 Booksellers - Quality Orientation
ASQ Quality Press

CSSinfo - Worldwide Specs and Standards 

Industrial Press, Technical Book Publisher

KOK Precision Tooling (Metric Standards for World Trade and  tolerances and gages) 

QCSS Publications (ISO, Mil-Spec, ...) 

Quality Coach Bookstore

Quality Technical Books

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Books

Technical Books - The Open Group

The Maintenance Bookshop (UK)




Directories with a Quality Assurance angle
ASM Alloy Digest WebFaxx - “With more than 4,000 data sheets across a broad spectrum of materials and alloys, and new ones added every month, ASM's Alloy Digest WebFaxx system can help you locate the information that you need.” 

Industrial Machinery Digest - “[This] includes hundreds of categories including fabricating equipment, machine tools, automatics, and robotics. Buyers have at their fingertips over 800 companies providing products and services on a nationwide basis.”




Discussion Groups
Ask a Lubricant Engineer

European Quality Online Chatroom - "[This] a new world-wide forum for debate about quality 
 management and related issues." 

ISO-25 Email Discussion List - "[This is] a forum for national and international participants who are interested in sharing and exchanging ISO 25 information and experiences and general laboratory information evolving from the implementation of the International Organization for Standardization ISO/IEC Guide 25." 

ISO-9000/QS-9000/ISO-14000 Support Group - This is a FREE discussion group. 

ISO Discussion Group (archives) - 1997 & 1998 archives of previous exchanges of information. 

Nat'l Assn. for Proficiency Testing Forums - "[Consists of ] 8 different forums from which to 
choose. Each one is a category of metrology where you can post a question to a particular problem you are having or post an answer to a problem that someone is asking." 

Online: Technical Forum - This is an technical forum provided by Metalforming Online. 

PolySort Design/Engineering Discussion Group - "[This deals with] issues relating to design and 
engineering of plastics products." 

Quality Forum - "The purpose of this forum is to allow relatively long-term postings of quality-related issues on the World Wide Web." 

Quality OnLine Forum (ASQ members only) - [These are] discussion forums with other professionals, obtain access to useful e-mail lists and career services and find timely 
 information pertaining to your member unit." 

Rapid Prototyping List Archive (Forum) - [This is a] easy-to-access archive of the articles posted to the Rapid Prototyping mailing list. 

TQM Message Board - users exchange information regarding ISO 9000/14000, QS 9000 & AS 9000 




Educational Courses
Center for Quality, Eastern Michigan Univ.

Machine Tool & Precision Engineering, Texas

National Technological University

 


Magazines with significant quality assurance aspects - Online
Cutting Tool Engineering - “[The] only U.S. magazine published specifically for managers and engineers in the machining industry. The magazine's sole purpose is to provide timely, practical information on the procurement, use and maintenance of cutting and grinding equipment, tools, and accessories.” 

Engineer's Digest Online - “[The] magazine focuses on business relationships with major segments of the MRO marketplace, including companies that provide products, services, and training related to the following: plant utilities; production systems; maintenance; energy management; safety and environmental compliance; and construction and renovation.” 

European Quality Online - "[This] is the leading quality management journal in Europe." 

Industry Week Magazine - “[Provides] owners, operators, and senior executive management of growth-oriented manufacturing firms the ‘best practices’ information necessary to fulfill their visions of business success.” 

Machine Design - “[An] on-line reference to past and present Machine Design articles.” 

Maintenance Technology Online - “[The] magazine of plant equipment maintenance and reliability management.” 

Manufacturing News - “[A] twice-per-month news service that gives you an insider's view of today's most important manufacturing and business stories.” 

Metalforming “[A] complete high-impact editorial package including technical and how-to articles; application case histories; training; safety, and managerial topics.” 

Metlfax - “[A] trusted resource for product information and application on the latest machine tools, tooling and technology...things that we clearly know directly impact your bottom line.” 

Plant Services Magazine - “Dedicated to maintenance, repair and operations in manufacturing...” 

Products Finishing Online - Monthly online magazine for the electroplating, painting, and finishing industries. 

Purchasing Magazine - “The magazine of total supply chain management.” 

Quality Digest Magazine - “Your source for quality news, tips, techniques, provocative articles and the home of the only FREE, searchable ISO 9000 and QS-9000 registered company database.” 

Quality Magazine Online  - “Serving engineers and managers responsible for test, inspection, measurement, evaluation, and documentation in manufacturing companies.” 

Quality in Manufacturing Online  - “A real how-to, problem-solving magazine.” and “each issue profiles a specific industry: electronics, aerospace, automotive, medical equipment, off-road equipment, and appliance manufacturing.” 

Shop Talk Magazine Online - “Your Source For New And Used Metalworking Machinery.” 

SoluSource - For Engineers By Engineers  - “[We offer an] online tool [which] allows users access to a large and ever-growing database of manufacturers' catalog information.” 

Test & Measurement World Online  - “[This] covers the electronics testing industry, providing how-to information for engineers who test, measure, and inspect electronic devices, components, and systems.” 

The Manufacturing Report - “[This is an] on-line source for news and information in the manufacturing industries.” 

Tooling & Production Online - “Provides Solutions For Metalworking Manufacturers.” 




Other Reference Resources
ANSI Online Reference Library

ASQ Quality Information Center

Best Manufacturing Practices

ANSI National Standards Systems Network

ISO/IEC Guide 25

ISO 9000 Translated into Plain English

MSDS Database at Cornell University 

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

Standard Industrial Classification Search

WWW Virtual Library (Stanford University)




Lists of Registration Firms
The Quality Network (ISO 9000)  


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